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Cemeteries in Calcutta

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:[http://www.jewishcalcutta.in/exhibits/show/cemeteries Exhibit 09 Jewish Cemetery In Calcutta, Narkeldanga], which in turn includes a list of the graves. This data comes from handwritten cemetery registers which were digitised c 1999.<ref>[http://double-dolphin.blogspot.com/2014/10/jewish-cemetery-narkeldanga-main-road.html "Jewish Cemetery, Narkeldanga Main Road"] 16 October 2014. The Concrete Paparazzi.</ref> “Recalling Jewish Calcutta: Memories Of The Jewish Community In Calcutta”. jewishcalcutta.in
:[http://www.sephardicgen.com/databases/CalcuttaCemeterySrchFrm.html Calcutta Cemetery Search] Index Search. SephardicGen.
:The Jewish Cemetery was restored in 2017.<ref>[https://rangandatta.wordpress.com/2018/01/05/restoration-of-jewish-cemetery-kolkata/ "Jewish Cemetery, Kolkata"] by Rangan Datta January 5, 2018 rangandatta.wordpress.com. </ref> :The Oseh Haised Board [Jewish Burial Board] also maintained the Jewish cemetery in Darjeeling.<ref> From a page "A Historical Review of the Calcutta Jewish Cemetery" www.indianjews.org/english, no longer available.Also mentioned in [http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/jspui/bitstream/10603/164753/12/12_chapter%208.pdf "Chapter 8"], ''The Jewish world of Calcutta 1798 to 1948'' by Kaustav Chakrabarti, 2010 thesis University of Calcutta. shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in </ref> *[http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/92010/CALCUTTA%20(BHOWANIPORE)%20CEMETERY,%20KOLKATA Inscriptions from Bhowanipore Cemetery, Kolkata] Over 700 names from Commonwealth War Graves Commission. cwgc.org. The Commission also has responsibility for the care of 233 non-war burials in the cemetery, who are not named.
*[http://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/buried-history-112060300010_1.html Buried history] by Shine Jacob Kolkata June 3, 2012 business-standard.com. Calcutta cemeteries. Includes advice that the [http://www.eict.org.in/tiki-index.php East India Charitable Trust] answers queries about Bhowanipore Cemetery in respect of the section they manage.(not War Graves) (Note: this function is not mentioned on the EICT website, although it is stated the Trust is actively associated with the [[BACSA|British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia (BACSA)]]. Select “Contact Us” in the EICT website for contact details). (In 2005 it was advised the Bhowanipore Cemetery was maintained by APHCI, the Association for the Preservation of Historical Cemeteries in India, the sister organisation of BACSA), with contact details given.<ref>Kendall, John [https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/list/india.rootsweb.com/thread/6410770/ "preserving Fort William Cemetery record"] ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'', 22 October 2005. Retrieved 25 October 2018.</ref>)
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